ALBUM 61Dir. Halil Efrat (70min, Israel, 2013)In Russian, Hebrew and English with English Subtitles, Documentary

The World Chess Championship is an epic battle, rife with passion, power, and money.

ALTINA Dir. Peter Sanders (79min, USA, 2012)Documentary

Born in a New York mansion to a Sephardic tobacco tycoon from Turkey, Altina Schinasi quickly eclipsed her guarded childhood to make sexually liberated art with a flagrant audacity that became the trademark of a life lived to the fullest.

BEFORE THE REVOLUTIONDir. Dan Shadur (60min, Israel, 2013)In Hebrew and Arabic with English Subtitles, Documentary

Hard as it may be to imagine today, Tehran, the capital city of Iran, was once considered a paradise for Israelis.

Renowned ballroom dancer Pierre Dulaine has a burning desire to use dance for social good, teaming Jewish and Palestinian Israeli children as ballroom partners.

THE DOVE'S CRYDir. Ganit Ilouz (52min, Israel, 2013) In Hebrew and Arabic with English Subtitles, Documentary

Hadeel is a young charismatic teacher from Wadi Ara who teaches Arabic in a Jewish primary school.

THE GARDEN OF EDENDir. Ran Tal (74min, Israel, 2013)In Hebrew and Arabic with English Subtitles, Documentary

The astounding beauty and serenity of Gan HaShlosha, better known as Sakhne (“hot spring”), serves simultaneously as the backdrop and central character in Ran Tal’s uniquely compelling documentary.

GOD IS KIDDINGDir. Boaz Balachsan (7min, Israel, 2012) In Hebrew with English Subtitles, Documentary Short

Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design students Boaz Balachsan and Dima Tretyakov recorded Israeli children from different backgrounds giving their opinions about God and faith, and interpreted their thoughts through animation.

Ronen and Orit, two young Bukharins living in Israel, have been dating for almost three years. Ronen and his brother make up the Handa Handa theater troupe, a runaway hit among the worldwide Bukhari community.

I THINK THIS IS THE CLOSEST TO HOW THE FOOTAGE LOOKEDDir. Yuval Hameiri and Michal Vaknin (9min, Israel, 2013) In Hebrew with English Subtitles, Documentary Short

A man with poor means recreates a lost memory of the last day with his mom.

THE MAN WHO MADE ANGELS FLYDir. Wiktoria Szymanska (68min, Poland/UK/France, 2013)In Polish with English Subtitles, Documentary

Renowned puppeteer Michael Meschke and his family escaped from Nazi Germany to Sweden when he was a young boy. His childhood experience, and family lore, informed his philosophically rich marionette work.

NATANDir. David Cairns and Paul Duane (66min, Ireland, 2013)In French and English with English Subtitles, DocumentaryBernard Natan, a Romanian Jew, changed the course of French cinema and was destroyed because of it, his name forever linked to sordid tales of pornography and fraud.

NYOSHADir. Yael Dekel and Liran Kapel (10min, Israel, 2012) In Hebrew, Yiddish and German with English Subtitles, Documentary Short

Nyosha is a ten-year-old girl who dreams of buying a pair of shoes during the war. A range of animation techniques beautifully conveys the true story of Holocaust survivor Nomi Kapel.

A PRAYER FOR ALIYAHDir. Zorawar Shukla (28min, India, 2012)In Hindi, Thadou-Kuki, and English with English Subtitles, Documentary

7,500 tribal Kuki-Chin-Mizo from a turbulent corner of Northeast India believe they are the descendants of the Lost Tribe of Menasseh.

QUALITY BALLS: THE DAVID STEINBERG STORYDir. Barry Avrich (80min, Canada, 2013)DocumentaryAmericans have long depended on Canada for three things: oil, maple syrup and comedians. David Steinberg counts among Canada's biggest comedic exports.

REGINADir. Diana Groo (63min, Hungary, 2013)Documentary

Regina Jones, played here by Rachel Weisz was the first female Rabbi– a prototypical feminist, who would have never copped to the term.

REPORTING ON THE TIMES: THE NEW YORK TIMES AND THE HOLOCAUSTDir. Emily Harrold (18min, USA, 2013) Documentary Short

A short documentary film inspired by Laurel Leff’s award-winning book Buried by The Times. The film explores how The New York Times handled reports of The Holocaust during World War II.

Jews once played a major role in Iraqi society, and this investigative documentary traces their story, and that of the brutal campaign that eventually drove them out from Baghdad.

THE STURGEON QUEENSDir. Julie Cohen (50min, USA, 2014)DocumentaryFour generations of a Jewish immigrant family created Russ and Daughters, a Lower East Side lox and herring emporium that thrives to this day.

SUKKAH CITYDir. Jason Hutt (67min, USA, 2013)Documentary

Sukkah City chronicles the architecture competition created by bestselling author Joshua Foer (Moonwalking With Einstein) and Roger Bennett (co-founder, Reboot) that explored the creative potential of the ancient Jewish sukkah

WHEN JEWS WERE FUNNYDir. Alan Zweig (90min, Canada, 2013)Documentary

We begin with a simple question: Why were so many TV comedians in the 1950s and 1960s Jewish? As some of America’s most beloved funnymen attest, the answer ranges from simple to complex, to incidental.

THE WOMEN PIONEERSDir. Michal Aviad (50min, Israel, 2013)In Hebrew and English with English Subtitles, Documentary

At the turn of the 20th century, individuals from across Europe brought their pioneering spirit and ideals of a revolution to Palestine, with a dream to create a new and more equal society.

A tense and gripping thriller, the story of two brothers: Jozek and Franek, who discover a terrible secret and are forced to revise their perception of their father, their entire family, their neighbors, and the history of their nation.

THE APPLEDir. Menahem Golan (86min, USA/West Germany, 1980)Narrative

A piece of classic 80s kitsch, this wildly entertaining dystopic vision of a futuristic “1994,” The Apple rivals Rocky Horror and Hedwig and the Angry Inch in the cult musical genre.

Inspired by drawings of Auschwitz prisoners, Audition depicts a young trumpet player trying out for the camp’s orchestra to improve his chances for survival.

AUSCHWITZ ON MY MINDDir. Assaf Machnes (16min, Israel/Poland/UK, 2012) In Hebrew with English Subtitles, Narrative Short

Roy, a young Israeli teenager, visits Poland on a school trip between death camps and memorials. However, for Roy, Holocaust remembrance is not the only purpose of the Journey.

BAREADir. Vincent Moloi (15min, South Africa, 2013) Narrative Short

Long after his friends and family have moved on, Jewish pensioner Aaron Zukerman remains in his inner-city apartment, his world getting ever smaller and smaller, as the city closes in on his memories and happiness.

Facing the imminent closure of his business, a New York City bookstore owner (Woody Allen) teams up with his florist friend (John Turturro) on an outlandish scheme.

FOR A WOMANDir. Diane Kurys (110min, France, 2013)In French with English Subtitles, Narrative

In her mid-thirties, Anne knows practically nothing of her family’s past. After her mother’s death, Anne discovers old photos and letters that convince her to take a closer look at her parents’ life after the concentration camps of World War II.

During the day, they pose as simple tourists and visit monuments and museums. In the evening, they secretly rendezvous with “refuseniks,” Jews persecuted by the Soviet regime for wanting to leave the country.

G-DCASTIf you've ever felt awkward about your Jewish knowledge, welcome home. G-dcast is for you! A place to tune in to Torah for a few minutes at a time, through dozens of animated short films and mobile apps for adults and kids.

Set in Dublin in the 1970s this film explores a rarely glimpsed Ireland, as seen through the eyes of spirited seven-year-old, Hannah Cohen.

HANNA'S JOURNEYDir. Julia Von Heinz (99min, Germany/Israel, 2013)In German and Hebrew with English Subtitles, NarrativeHanna’s motives for spending several months in Israel working with disabled youths and elderly Holocaust survivors aren’t noble, but meeting Itay might just change her self-centered ways.

HOW I KILLED RABINDir. Michael Alalu (17min, Israel, 2012) In Hebrew with English Subtitles, Narrative Short

Itmar’s world is turned upside down when Freddy Mercury dies. Four years later Itmar is older and more experienced, yet the death of prime minister Yitzhak Rabin affects his life in a strange way.

IDADir. Pawel Pawlikowski (80min, Poland, 2013) In Polish with English Subtitles, NarrativeDirect from its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, this Oscar-contender seamlessly weaves together two deeply resonant narratives of identity set in Poland in 1962.

ISACCODir. Federico Tocchella (15min, Italy, 2013) In Italian with English Subtitles, Narrative Short

A child is playing in the park with some clay figures that he molds and animates with his hands. He makes up stories using them as his protagonists.

The Jewish Cardinal is based on the amazing true story of Jean-Marie Lustiger, the son of Polish-Jewish immigrants, who maintained his Jewish identity even after converting to Catholicism at a young age, and later joined the priesthood.

JONAHDir. Kibwe Tavares (17min, Tanzania/UK, 2012) Narrative Short

When two young men photograph a gigantic fish leaping from the sea, their small town becomes a tourist attraction in this story about the old and the new.

MAMELEDir. Joseph Green and Konrad Tom (97min, Poland/USA, 1938) In Yiddish and English with English Subtitles, Narrative

Molly Picon, “Queen of the Yiddish Musical,” shines as Mamele (little mother), the dutiful daughter keeping her family intact after the death of their mother.

THE MAN WHO BURIED HIS OWN LEGDir. Sarah Lefton (3min, USA, 2013) Narrative Short

What would drive a man to bury his own amputated leg? Jewish paranoia, of course. Find out about what's possibly the weirdest religious custom ever in three minutes of animated narashkeit.

Follow the Baal Shem Tov – the famed Jewish mystical rabbi often credited as the founder of Hasidic Judaism – on a journey through Eastern Europe during the 17th century, in this fully animated, claymation film.

THE MATUREDir. Ori Klein and Omer Golob (4min, Israel, 2013) In Hebrew with English Subtitles, Narrative Short

What was it like growing up as the eldest brother of two younger and undisciplined siblings, the first fanatically religious, and the second mentally unstable?

MY GERMAN FRIENDDir. Jeanine Meerapfel (110min, Germany/Argentina, 2013)In Spanish and German with English Subtitles, Narrative

She is the daughter of German-Jewish immigrants and he is the son of a senior SS officer – a tragic political legacy that will haunt them both.

NOYE'S FLUDDEDir. Mark Dornford-May (33min, South Africa, 2013) In Xhosa with English Subtitles, Narrative ShortSung entirely in Xhosa, casting South African opera star Pauline Malefane as Noah (a fantastic gender reversal), and set in Khayelitsha, one of South Africa's largest townships.

RUSSENDISKODir. Oliver Ziegenbalg (96min, Germany, 2012)In Russian and German with English Subtitles, Narrative

Berlin 1989 – Vladimir and his best pals Andrej and Mischa seize their chance to leave Moscow for Berlin, which in the early nineties is one of the most exciting places on the globe.

A special bond is formed between a child and his uncle, a shadow puppet artist.

SHTISELDir. Alon Zingman (110min, Israel, 2013)In Hebrew and Yiddish with English Subtitles, TV NarrativeThe new Israeli hit TV series Shtisel – from the producers of the beloved series Srugim – focuses on a Haredi family living in Jerusalem.

SIRENDir. Jonah Bleicher (18min, Israel/USA, 2013) In Hebrew with English Subtitles, Narrative Short

Based on a story by Etgar Keret, Siren follows an introverted high-school senior as he struggles to win over the girl of his dreams during Holocaust Memorial Week memorial week.

Full of art, music and everyday magic, Swim Little Fish Swim is a dreamlike journey from childhood to adulthood depicting three intertwined characters at turning points in their lives.

TAXMANDir. Avi Nesher (104min, USA, 1999)Narrative

"In life only two things are certain, death and taxes." This well-worn phrase takes on a gritty new meaning in WJFF’s Visionary Award Winner Avi Nesher’s crisply paced thriller.

TURN LEFT AT THE END OF THE WORLD (WJFF Visionary Award)Dir. Avi Nesher (Israel, 108min, 2004)In Hebrew with English Subtitles. Narrative

In one of WJFF Visionary Award winner Avi Nesher’s most beloved films, a culture war ensues when a few Indian families move to a small Israeli town, up until then mostly inhabited by Moroccan immigrants.

A modern day film-noir, Avi Nesher’s latest centers on a bartender who doubles as a graffiti artist in Jerusalem.

YELLOW TICKET (Silent Screening with Live AccompanimentDir. Victor Janson and Eugen Illès (63min, USA, 1918)NarrativeHollywood’s first European superstar Pola Negri was cast in an early social drama, The Yellow Ticket, a tale of a woman who must pose as a prostitute and conceal her Jewish background to pursue an education.

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